Bill & Chops

Mike Evans lives quietly by himself on an isolated back-country farm in the North Island of New Zealand. After an especially violent storm, he slowly becomes aware that there has been a breakdown of civil society in what to him is the outside world. This novella looks at the possibility of extreme climate change and what the consequences might be.

Between them, Richard and former Taumarunui councillor Rachel have three children. With their dad, sons Richie and Dan farm a total of 2500 hectares of sheep and cattle country in the upper Whanganui River area, while daughter Anna is a rural accountant. The family land is home to Blue Duck Lodge, a celebrated venue for adventure tourism and conservation, which featured in an episode of Hyundai Country Calendar, titled “Dan’s Backyard”